Woman Ironing
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A woman stands in profile, pressing a purple iron onto a white garment spread across a yellow ironing board. She wears a vibrant yellow dress patterned with bold orange circles, creating a strong visual focal point. The domestic interior is highly flattened and geometric, featuring a dark window frame, a green wall, and a green-striped floor, while a red bedspread with white polka dots rests to the left alongside a yellow ladder-back chair holding folded laundry. Painted around 1944, this piece reflects Johnson's commitment to chronicling the daily labor and intimate realities of Black American life. By utilizing stark, unmodulated blocks of color and distorted, expressive anatomy, he imbues an ordinary household task with a sense of rhythm and strength.